三焦
also: みのわた
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Meanings
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san jiao; triple burner; triple heater
A concept in traditional Chinese medicine referring to a functional metabolic system with three parts (upper, middle, lower), not a physical organ. The reading さんしょう is standard; みのわた is rare and archaic.
In Kampo medicine, the san jiao is considered a pathway for qi and fluids.
The classical notation 三の焦 (read みのわた) is rarely used today.